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With all the commotion over LOTR:TT I started thinking what my favorite Fantasy score would be. I'd say it's Alex North's Dragonslayer. There's so much there to like. Some great dissonant writing, jaunty Prokofiev-type themes, superb orchestration, etc. etc. I dearly hope that some company out there not only re-releases the score but the film on DVD presented in its true anamorphic 2:35 to 1 aspect ratio. the video transfer is lacking in more ways than I can say. I figure this film will see the light of day soon however. I waited so many years for Papillon to be released widescreen and it finally happened.
Anyone else out there that dig this film and score?
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Jan 9, 2003 - 8:57 PM
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OHMSS76
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I love it too Dave, and for a really fun experiment, try synching up the unused waltz portion that scored the dragon's final flight in the film.....this scene was re-tracked with a reprise of the main title in the film, but the album has the whole cue as written(a waltz that was incidentally "first" heard as Space Station Docking in 2001 by North). It really plays at odds with the images, but adds a nice, fantastic dimension to the film. It sounds like North was more intent on scoring the fantasy aspect of the dragon's flight more than the drama in this scene. I don't have the exact timings on hand, but its the final big cue, and synchs up rather well, shouldn't be too hard to pinpoint.
Anyway, great stuff, I wish a reissue would happen as my cdr has a skip 
NP: Dead Zone (Kamen)
Best,
Sean
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The Thief of Bagdad - Rozsa
The Bishop's Wife - Friedhofer
The Horn Blows at Midnight - Waxman
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad - Herrmann
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - Herrmann
The Wizard of Oz - Arlen, Harburg, Stothart
E.T. - Williams
Good list! I would add the rest of the scores by Herrmann for the Harryhausen films, particularly Jason and the Argonauts in its Intrada recording.
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To that add Rozsa's THE JUNGLE BOOK.
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Clash Of The Titans (Rosenthal)
The Dark Crystal (Jones)
The Secret Of Nimh (Goldsmith)
...and of course...
Conan The Barbarian (Poledouris)
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Yes, I do like "Dragonslayer" (movie and music) a lot. My other favorites in this film category include:
* Thief of Bagdad
* Jungle Bood
* The Bishop's Wife
* E.T.
* The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
* Clash of the Titans
* Superman
* Jason and the Argonauts
I like both the movies and the respective scores
since I tend not to separate image from sound.
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Say what you will about him, but James Horner's KRULL is pretty great.
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Had Alex been alive,he would have scored Part One. Miklos Roza would have scored part Two. Benjamin Frankel would have scored part Three of the Lord of the Rings Saga. (From my notes)
Three composers for one story? Who are you... Michael Mann?
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Say what you will about him, but James Horner's KRULL is pretty great.
Couldn't agree more, it's probably my favourite score. Oh god, I've done it now...
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